One of my contractors bids for New Construction Windows is for Andersen A Series windows. They are double hung windows, Fiberex white exterior, Factory stained White pine interior. 6 9/16” jambs white hardware, Insulated Low-E glass with Argon, 12/12 GBG white, exterior white, full screens. Tilt cleaning. I received a price of just over $1000 a window, which includes removing the old windows. Are these good windows and does this seem to be a fair price?
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Yes it does include all that except any interior trim work that may be necessary. I was told that they would try and save all the interior trim. I am not quite sure why I was quoted the A series instead of the Woodright. Probably because I complained about not wanting the Jeld-Wens that they recommended and they figured I wanted a much better window. Are the Woodrights as good as the A series? Do the Woodrights offer the same options as above? Is there a big cost difference? The $1000 a window price I am being quoted seems like an awful lot but all the bids I have received have been in that range. I realize that there is a lot more involved in taking out all the old ones and putting in all New Construction windows.
Thanks again.

AW WDH has everything you need. Cost less.
I would be careful as to the interior trim since we almost never reuse the old, the stools are way different. Unless you have an old or hardwood(oak, walnut, etc) existing casing the project should be quoted with new casing and stool.

I may just end up going with the Andersen A series. My updated price was $180 more per window over the Jeld-Wen Siteline's, which seems pretty fair. If I get the proposal changed to the Andersen Woodrights, my guess is that there won't be much of a price drop. It seems to me that the labor is the big cost, and the actual window prices I am receiving only vary by a couple of hundred dollars, one way or the other. I was just wondering. Are the A series windows any different in energy efficiency or design than the Woodrights? Are the tilt in mechanisms the same? What about appearance of the windows?
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Appearance is comparable, though the A series has more interior prefin options: six stain, 2 white, 1 primed.
The sash locks and tilt in operation are different. You should see and operate both.
Performance is interesting A series AI<.30, what does that tell ya, they are embarrassed by the performance and do not want a comparision.
The WDH (woodwright) is AI = .13, which is average bad.
I do not suggest any window higher than an AI= .05
Based on that you should keep looking.

All these questions should be answered by your builder, vendor.

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The last time I priced out the A-Series they were at least 25% more than the Woodrights. I would consider pricing out Marvins as well since they should be range of the Andersen's.Your windows can be ordered for stool application with the Marvin's not sure on the Andersen's. An air infiltration number of 0.13 is pretty good for a wood window and I don't know of any that are below 0.06 .Home Depot displays both series of Andersen's around here. Make sure to get all of your questions answered on the details, even the really small ones and get it in writing.

I'm a big proponent of the test data as well, although when looking at wood windows you may as well throw it out the the window (no pun intended) because none of them are very good.
Essentially there are trade-off's between wood and vinyl. Vinyl will generally provide superior energy efficiency in both thermal and structural performance, while wood has unrivaled beauty and richness... Just depends on which fits better with your home, budget, and project goals.
My advice is to always choose the material first, and then compare products apples to apples.